Results for "Science museums"
Sneak Peek 7/7/2014
- Date: July 7, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Curator Clayton Edward Ray of the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology in the National Museum of Natural History examines a walrus skull, January 17, 1967.
Sneak Peek 5/9/2016
- Date: May 9, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Ceramics exhibit in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, featuring "Haviland Memorial Vases," MNH-37695.
Sneak Peek 10/13/2014
- Date: October 13, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Giant sloth skeleton in "The Hall of Quaternary Vertebrates" at the Museum of Natural History, May 22, 1970, Image Number: OPA-1635R1-08.
Sneak Peek 10/20/2014
- Date: October 20, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Patent models and baskets occupy shelves in storage space at Smithsonian's Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland, Image Number: 2000-11186-06.
Sneak Peek 2/23/2015
- Date: February 23, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Transfer of giant squid to new case in Marine Hall at the National Museum of Natural History, with Clyde F. E. Roper, 94-3194-06.
Sneak Peek 3/18/2019
- Date: March 18, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Naval Captain and computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper and mathematician Jeanne LaDuke attend "Women Pioneers in Mathematics" meeting at National Museum of American History, SIA Acc. 11-009, 81-11284-06.
Sneak Peek 6/24/2019
- Date: June 24, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Spencer Crew, while director of National Museum of American History, at press event for opening of "Paint by Number: Accounting for Taste in the 1950s" exhibition, April 2001, by Jeff Tinsley, SIA Acc. 11-009, 2001-3004-37.
Robert Ridgway: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
- Date: April 30, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Robert Ridgway, known primarily for his extensive contributions to ornithology and as curator of birds for the United States National Museum, was also a keen observer of the changing landscape in areas where he conducted his detailed studies.
Sneak Peek 10/22/2018
- Date: October 22, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Dr. Richard L. Zusi, associate curator in the Division of Birds, Department of Vertebrate Zoology at the Museum of Natural History, examines bird skulls, August 31, 1964, by Jack Scott, SIA Acc. 16-126, MNH-154.
Sneak Peek 2/10/2014
- Date: February 10, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Taxidermists Paul Rhymer, John Matthews, Ken Walker, Walter Sorrell, and Glenn Rankin prepare specimens for exhibit in Mammal Hall at the National Museum of Natural History.
Sneak Peek 11/13/2017
- Date: November 13, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Student in the "Program in Museum Study" offered by the Office of Academic Studies works with Associate Archivist William "Bill" Deiss in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, 73-314-07.
Sneak Peek 4/8/2019
- Date: April 8, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Taxidermist Francis “Frank” Greenwell repairs a Nubian giraffe in an exhibit containing animals from Africa in the Hall of Mammals in the National Museum of Natural History, February 10, 1982, by Kim Nielsen, SIA Acc. 11-009, 82-2558-26A.